Flower Power: Hotels with Natural Green Facades

“Hotels can do many things to make their establishments more environmentally friendly, but one of the more spectacular solutions is to create a green or living wall, vertical gardens which can reduce energy costs, improve air quality and prevent noise pollution, and all while looking rather spectacular. These five hotels have transformed their facades with green walls – perfect for the eco-friendly traveller.

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The Athenaeum Hotel, London, England
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With its mix of plants, including beautiful flower displays at different times of the year, the ten-floor living wall at The Athenaeum Hotel in London not only creates a vertical garden for all to enjoy, but is also a symbolic link to Green Park across the street. Behind the façade you’ll discover a five-star luxury hotel with elegant interior design, a full-service spa, fitness centre and the Michelin-starred The Galvin, perfect for afternoon tea or an evening menu of contemporary British dishes.

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Atlas Hoi An Hotel, Hoi An, Vietnam
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It is always great when you find a hotel is rooted in its location and surroundings, and at the Atlas Hoi An Hotel they have taken this to its natural conclusion. The hanging gardens and living walls of the façade are an atmospheric link to the forests of Vietnam, bringing you close to nature whether you are looking out from your boutique hotel room, dining in the appropriately named Botanic Restaurant or lounging by the hotel’s outdoor pool.

If you want to see more hotels in Hoi An, visit our Hoi An hotels page.

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Novotel Dubai Al Barsha, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Amid the concrete and glass of the Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, you’ll find the four-star Novotel Dubai Al Barsha, where the hanging gardens that create a living wall on the hotel’s façade reflect its commitment to sustainability throughout. The hotel offers guests good links to the business district and attractions such as Ski Dubai and the Mall of the Emirates, as well as a luxury spa with a range of treatments, restaurant, outdoor pool, and free shuttle service to the beach.

If you want to see more hotels in Dubai, visit our Dubai hotels page.

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Sylvia Hotel, Vancouver, Canada
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Of course, green and living facades are nothing new, and, at the historic Sylvia Hotel in Vancouver, the Virginia creeper has slowly been covering the building since its early days after WWII, to the point where it now covers the entire façade. With its shift in colours through the seasons, the living façade of the hotel links the urban bustle of Vancouver’s downtown with the natural surroundings of Stanley Park and English Bay, best viewed from the restaurant or over a cocktail in Sylvia’s Lounge.

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The Rubens At The Palace, London, England
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From the front, The Rubens At The Palace is a grand old thing, housing one of London’s most elegant and refined five-star hotels. But walk around the corner and you’ll see something a little more unusual. Covering one entire wall of the building, and featuring over 10,000 plants, the Living Wall helps maintain the temperature in the hotel as well as provide a unique wildlife habitat. Once inside, treat yourself to fine dining at the English Grill or high end Indian and African cuisine at The Curry Room.

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